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` 'I Box CAR l l Filed May 2s, 1934 7 sheets-sheet e ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 28, 1936 PATENT oFFlcE f nox CAR William L. Thomas, Haverstraw, N. Y., assgno to The New York Central a corporation of New York Application May 2.3, 1934, Serial No. 727,122 14 claims. (c1. 105;-376) This invention relates to improvements in box cars, and particularly to means for holding partitioning or supporting elements for partitioning the car into holding compartments and/or providing therein supporting floors or platforms of suitable size or sizes for holding or supporting dierent kinds or sizes of goods to be shipped. More particularly the invention relates to means whereby a portion orl all of the space between doorways transversely of the car may be so partitioned and utilized for the reception and transportation of freight.

The general object of the invention is to provide improvements in means of the type shown in my prior application Serial No. 688,397, led

September 6, 1933, for variablypartitioning the interior of a box car to divide the same into holding compartments and/r to support therein iioors or platforms whereby one and the same oar may be used to hold mixed kinds and/or sizes of goods in separate 1ots' and in such manner as to keep the lots separated from each other and to enable the full capacity of the car to be used for shipment of such goods to the 'same destination or to different destinations. v

The particular object of the invention is to provide partitioning and supporting means across the doorways andaoross the interior of the car between the doorways for the purposes above described and which are of such construction as to furnish a more convenient andL fiexible ari rangement for changing the supporting and partitioningelements as occasion may require under different conditions of service.

The inventionconsists of the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, v

hereinafter fully described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in whichg- Fig. 1 is a vertical longitudinal section through a portion of a railway oar embodying -my invention', looking toward one of the doorways thereof.

Fig. 2y is a horizontal section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1. v

Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section through the car taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 44 is a View similar to Fig. 3 with supports and partition removed and `showing clearly one of the door posts.V

Fig. 5 is a horizontal section on an enlarged :cale through a portion of one of the side walls and one 'of the terminal posts and the intermediatefpcst of a doorway.

Figs. 6, 7, 8 and 9 are, respectively, a side view,

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a top plan view, a cross-section and an end view of a doorway partition and supporting member. Figs. 10 to 29, inclusive, are similar group views showing modiiied forms of construction of doorway or cross partitioning and supportingA 5 members. l

Figs. and 3l are side and cross-sectional views of the latch end of a doorway or cross -partition and supporting member, showing the latch bolt structure thereof.

Figs. 32 and 33 are longitudinal 4and crosssectionsr thereof. l

Figs. 34, 35 and 36 are a side view,A a crosssection and an end vie'w showing another modied formof-construction of latch bolt structure. 15.

Figs. 37 and 33 and Figs. 39 and'40 are side elevations and cross-sections showing still other modiiied forms of latch constructions.

Figs. 41 to 46, inclusive, are views showing-the use of plate-type latches instead of bolt-type 2o y latches.

Figs. 47' and 48 are similar views showing the use of a hook latch.

Fig. 49 is a view similar to Fig. 1 illustrating a modified construction of the doorway stiles.

Fig. 50 is a horizontal section thro'ugh the doorway structure shown in Fig. 49. Fig. 51 is a vertical section through the doorway structure shown in Figs. 49 and 50, looking toward one of the door posts. y f Figs. 52, 53- and 54 are, respectively, aside elevation, a top plan view andan end view of a modified form of doorway or cross partition or supporting member.

Figs. 55, 56 and 57 are similar Views of a modi- 35 fied construction of supporting bar.

Referring now more particularly. to the drawings, I designates the car body which is or may be 'of usual box body form, and comprises the bottom 2, sidewalls 3, end walls 4 and roof 5. 40 The bottom 2, end walls 4 and roof 5 maybe of any suitable and approved co-nstruction The side walls 3, however, may be of special construction, as disclosed in my aforesaidv prior application Serial No. 688,397, to adapt the same for use in oonjunotion with supporting and/or vpartitioning members, whereby the interior of the car, between with shelves or platforms for supporting goods 50 of different sizes or kinds therein.

Each side wall 3 is provided with a central doorway 6 including terminal anglemetal door posts 1, 1', an intermediabedoor post 8, and a -metal lintel beam 8', and each portion of the wall 55 3 betweeneach door post 1, 'I' and the corner portion 9 at its intersection with the end wall 4 angle beams I 5 forming with thfrespective posts a rigid wall framing. The rinner wall section II cured to the floor by lag (screws or bolts Il, the uppermost sheet having its Aup r"1ongitudinal edge' turned outwardly or toward `the wall section in the region of the doorwa 8. At their adjacent edges the sheets I6 are flanged towardthe wall section I0 and bolted or riveted, as at I 9, to the angles I5 and welded, as at 2U, to the, post Il, the sheets yof both-wall tions Ill'and II being held spaced by the framing, sothat'an air space is provided therebetween` to perforated,

tudinal (horizontal) and'l trzatnsverse (vertical) rowsof slots or openingsll Each openinog is of typei. I

l headed engaging and locking elements'onpartitioning'and supporting members, 'as hereinafter described 4 T he doorway '6 in wall is specially formed or modined as compared with a conventional construction of doorway normal doorway vmay the car as .a partitioned. car forth. To this in order tiwfffthe width of a for tlie purpose set end an extra or intermediate door 'wall 3 is provided, and a door 22. that it-may be used to permanently closed whenever desired by a door 22': wall structure l doorway is also modiiled` be reduced when employing,

at the ciosedside or halfoi the I8. o1'- thebody side w half of the doorway to be packed solidly from side to side of the car to increase its storage capacity.

Secured to the posts 'I and 8 at the sides of the open portion 'keeper openings arrang with each other to receive engaging elements on doorway partitions orsupporting members whereby the portion of 'the car body between in horizontal alinementx the doorways may be subdivided into goods hold of doorway closing sind partitioning and sup rtried by the .plate 2B 'suitable 'distance apa similarly spaced openings housings SI in whiclrarev ounted sliding sup- 1 vporting an'd locking bolts 3 ,the stem oteach bolt being 'provided with a manipulating handle having .engagement vwith v'stein .is adapted to lock the bolt in on, .The boltsare spaced apart corresponding to perforations l5 in the other stilev of the gate. with a distance which o 'n- '.1 .by the ings l5 to receive ,porting bars' with double-keyhole# shaped or ither suitably S'similar toslots or .suitable locking studs 3l on with goods supporting 'Y platforms at desired points and levels by means and ipckingstudsfsa' carand which lare .spaced a.

for engagement .withafguide slot 34 in the projected ori-@ 4 01 Openings 25 the bolts are slidably ensas'eable, where-' ormed slots or openings openings, engageable by the member* whereby said 'member Il fmnyrbe. Supported fin between the doorway spaces, or to separate such portions of the car between the center and ends, whereby a desired number and arrangement of compartments to receive goods of diffe-rent kinds and/or sizes may be provided on the interior of the car. The perforated vertical partitions 31 may also serve as supports for supporting bars 46- having headed studs or fasteningmembers 4i to engage the slots therein, on which bars boards 42 may be laid to provide shelves or platformsat different elevations in the car to support different kinds and/or sizes of goods in vertically spaced relation'to each other. By the use of such closure members, partitions and supports, the doorways at-the sides of the car may be either completely or partially closed and the space across the car between the doorways may be compartmented4 and shelved or platformed in the manner described so as to enable anykind and/or size of reighting to be conveniently stored, so that the freight containing capacity of the carmay be increased and varied kinds of freight carried and kept separate from each other. The construction ofeach support 26 with fixed lapping studs at one end and sliding bolts or fastening members at its y opposite end adapts the stud end of the closure4 member to be engaged with and disengaged from a perforate doorway stile by longitudinal movefor by adjustment of the locking bolts.

In Figs. l to 13, inclusive, a combined doorway closure and supporting member 43 is shown comprising a bottom angle beam 44, a pair of superposed wooden beams or bars 45, a tie bracket 46 at one end of the member and a tie plate 41 at the opposite end thereof, said beams or bars having keeper openings 4B similar for the same purpose as the openings 35 formed in the beams 21. member 43 are locking studs 49 and carried bythe plate 41 at the opposite end of the member is a latch bolt housing 50 of the structure previously described carrying sliding latch bolts 5|, which lstuds at one end of the member and bolts at the opposite end of the member may be arranged any desired distance apart for cooperation with particular openings in the perforate stiles. This form of member 43 may be of the same depth as the member 26 or of greater depthor of less depth and is applied to and removed from the stiles in the same manner as the member 26.

In Figs. 14 to 17, inclusive, I have shown another form of doorway closure member and support 52 comprising a board or plank 53 of the full depth of the member, to one side of which are attached top and bottom angle beams 54 and 54 extending at their ends beyond the ends of the plank 53 and united by end tie plates 55 and 5-5 and a central tie plate 51, the tie plate 55 carrying locking studs 58 and the tie plate 56 carrying latch housings and bolts 59 of the structure previously described or any approved and equivalent structure. Carried by the beam 54 is a looped bracket er stirrup 60 adapted to receive the ends of supporting bars or members, and carried by Carried by the bracket 46 at one end of the the beam 54 are Z-shaped brackets 6l forming with the bars keepers to receive the ends of supporting members, said brackets 6I being provided with clamping screws 62 or the like for securing the supporting bars in fixed relation thereto.

`In Figs..18 to 2l, inclusive, I have shown still another form of doorway partition or support 66 comprising a single Wooden bar Gt and an associated L-beam 65', said beam 6ft' having a bent portion forming a bracket 65 at-one end carrying a lockingr stud 66 and said beam 6 having attached thereto at its opposite end a bracket plate, housing and latch bolt' structure 61 of the type previously 'described The beam 64 has attached thereto Z-shaped clampingbrackets 68 provided with clamping screws or elements 69 for the attachment thereto of supporting members as previously described to which cross partitions may be attached or on which'shelving boards may be laid. This form of partition and support 63 provides one of minimum depth which may be attached to the stiles by means of a single fixed locking stud at one end and a pair of bolt members at its opposite end, a pair of bolt members being employed to prevent rotation of the member 63, whereby a support holding member which occupies but little vertical space may be employed at any point in the depth of a doorway desired.

In Figs. 22 to 25, inclusive, still another closure and support 'lil is shown which is generally similar in construction to that disclosed in Figs. '14 to 17, inclusive, and corresponding parts of which are designated by the same reference characters,

`substantially the only difference being in the arrangement of the plank and angle beams, side for side, with respect to each other, and the reversed arrangement of the locking studs and bolts, end for end, at opposite ends ofthe memv ber, the arrangement being such that a member similar to the member 52 may be provided in which the holding parts are differently disposed when the member 10 is placed in the same position as member 52 in either doorway. g

In Figs.,26 to 29, inclusive, I have shown still another form of closure and supporting member 1| which is generally similar in construction to the member 63 except as regards a similar reversal in arrangement of parts thereof with respect to each other as that speciiied with relation to members -52 and 10.

In the aforesaid cases the latch boltsrand their housingsl may be of the same construction ,and operate infthe same manner, and by the use cf closure members and supports of different depths and diierently spaced sets of studs and latch bolts it will beunderstood that similar or dissimilar Vclosureand supporting members may be placed in the doorways and locked to the stiles thereof to partially or wholly vclose each doorway and to provide supporting means in the doorways for holding a desired number and arrangement of ,cross supports, partitions and shelves or platformsto divide the space transversely cf the car between the doorways into compartments or to arrange therein shelves or platforms at desired elevations, so that the spacev may be apportioned and divided in a most effective manner for the storage of 4a maximum amount of freight or most convenient dispositionof the same for storage in transit. f

yIn Figs. 30 to 40, inclusive, I have shown various constructions of latch bolts which may be employed upon a partitioning or supporting member. As shown in Figs. 30 and 31'the partitioning or' supporting member 12 or al bracket arrangedv thereon carries a bolt housing comprising an angle body member 13 which are bolted or riveted to the part 12, and which members have an interlocking connection and are formed to provide the channeled housing and locking slots for the latch bolt 15. 'I'he latch bolt 15 may be of the type illustrated in Figs. 32 and 33, mounted to slide longitudinallyin the housing into and out of locking position and,v to rotate laterally so as to bring its stem or finger' piece into and out of locking engagement with the locking ends of the guide slot in the housing. In Figs. 34,

partitioning or supporting member 16 in which the bolt housing comprises a body plate 11 and a cap plate 18, bolted, riveted or otherwise suitably united, and provided with mating portions suitably shaped and interengaged to form the bolt receiving channels 19, which may be of the structures previously described. '1"he body plate 11 in this structure may be welded to an angle beam 80 forming part of thepartitioning member. The bolt housing 'i9 may be spaced any desired distance apart corresponding to the stile openings 25 to be engaged thereby. In Figs. 37 and 38, the partitioning or supporting member 8| is provided with a single, ceritrally located, inset or mortised bolt housing comprising a channeled body plate 82 in the channel of which is disposed a cap plate 83, bolted, riveted orotherwise secured thereto and cooperating therewith to form the bolt receiving channel having lateral locking slots. The member 8| herein shown comprises spaced bars or beams 84, between the ends of which the bolt vhousing is arranged, which bars and housing are united by a bracket plate 85. In Figs. 39 and 40,

an angle metal type of partitioning'ffor,supporting member 88 is shown carrying a double or twin type of latch housing comprising connected body and cap` plates 81 and88, which are or may be similar in construction to the housing shown in Figs. 34 to 36, inclusive, except that the housing channels are spaced apart tda lesser degree to engage "more closely related openings 25 in the door post stile. These and other forms of construction oi' bolthousings maybe employed to meet various requirements of service. In the use of the invention on cars where different forms.

and sizes of partitioning and supporting memy bers may bel employed with advantage to meet different contingencies of service.

In Figs. 41 to 46, inclusive. I haveshown some different forms of latch plates or memberswhich may be -used upon sup rting or partitioning members adapted for engigement with the double key-hole-shaped slots in the vertically disposed partition plates or sheets used to divide the car interior into (chambers or compartments. In

Flgsl 41 and 42 there is shown a partition plate or sheet 89 provided with ing a bracket member pivoted latch plate 9| having a beveled outer end portion adapted for engagement with a perforation 2l in a partition sheet or plate to connect the plate or sheet 88 therewith. This latch plate has a sh ulder 02 to limit its insertion Vmovement and/Sis adapted when engaged with a receiving perforation or opening to fold up against the partition sheet or plateor a stop carried thereby `to maintain 1it in its proper locking position. In Figs. 43 and 44 -there is shown on the partition plate or sheet a xed or rigid latch plate 93 having a beveled end portion to engage a slot or Vopening 2|. In Figs. 45 and 46 the parand a cap member 14.

and 36, a twin type of latch Lbolt construction is provided for a comparatively deep a latch plate compris-` 90 carrying a hingedortitioningplate or sheet is provided with a latch plate comprising a bracket member 94 carrying a hinged or pivoted latch plate 95 similar to the plate 92` except that the outer portion of saidlatch plate is biiurcated for forked to provide twin engaging members 95' for insertion into a` pair of adjacent openings 2| or sheet.v

in a partition plate In Figs. 47 and 48 a different type of locking y or` latch element is disclosed which comprises a latch hook 96 adapted for engagement at its free end with one or more 'holes or perforations 2| in the partition yplate or sheet and pivotally conmember or U-shaped nected with a stirrup bracket 91 which is suitably fastened to the partition plateor sheet.

In Figs. 49, 50 and 51 I have shown a modified construction of the doorway stiles in which the stiles 23 and 24l are formed ofk substantially L-shaped angle iron members the flange portions of which are'secured to the sheets i6 and the body portions of which are disposed in parallel relation to the sides of the posts 1 and 8 facing the doorway and are secured thereto by Z-shaped brackets 25a, said body portions of the stiles being provided with the keepe'r openings or perfforations 25 to receive the latches and locking Tstuds or projections upon the doorway closing and supporting members 26, etc. vides a simplified `construction and mode of attachment of the Stiles to the door posts Jfor the adjustable attachment thereto of the doorway closure and supporting members.

In Figs. 52, 53 and 54 I have shown amodifled construction of combined doorway closure and supporting members 88, similar to the member 43 shown in Figs. 14 to 17, inclusive, except that the closure and supporting member comprises a pair of longitudinally extending parallel angle iron bars or plates 99 connected and held in spaced relation by sheet metal end tie-plates |00 and |0| and an intermediate tie plate |02, the horizontally disposed anges or portions of which are provided with rows of longitudinally extending perforations |03 ifor the adjustable connection therewith of angle metal supportingA brackets |04 which are attached thereto by bolts |05 and which carry the clamping screws |08 .for engaging and holding supporting bars in position thereon. This construction provides a strong and durable type of closure and supporting member to which brackets of the indicated character may be adjustably attached for the support therefrom of supporting bars in practically any arrangement desired.

In Figs. 55, 56 and 57 I have shown amodiiled construction of supporting bar |01 similar in type to the supporting bar shown in Figs. 19, 20 and 21, except that the bar and latch plate |09- riveted or otherwise suitably attached thereto. 'I'he horizontally extending -iiange or portion of this bar is provided with per- `foration's ||0 for attachment thereto of brackets construction to the |01 is of angle metal l having at its`opposite ends the engaging stud |08 This construction proof the different forms of latch bolt connectors previously described. Also the manner in which the door partitioning or supporting elements and the cross supports .and longitudinal and cross partition plates or sheets are secured in position for use will be readily apparent without a further or extended description. By, the use of these various devices in proper combination andarrangement the interior of the car acrossthe space betweenthe doorways may be readily and conveniently divided or partitioned and shelved to carry different sizes and/or -kinds of freight or lading so that the same may be stored and transported with the greatest ease and convenience for economy in transportation and facility in segregating and shipping, as well as handling, different kinds of goods or commodities in separate units or in lots or other arrangements to the best advantage.

While the structures shown in the drawings are preferred, it will, of course, be understood that changes in the form, construction and arrangement of parts may be made within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention,

What I claim isz- 1. In supporting and partitioning means for use in box cars, a car having a doorway, posts at opposite sides of the doorway, angle metal stiles secured to the opposed faces of the posts and having rows of perforations therein, and a supporting or partitioning member having a fixed locking projection at one end for engagement with the perforations in one of the perforated stiles and. having a slidable locking projection at its opposite end for engagement with the perforations in the other perforatedstile.

2. In supporting and partitioning means for'use in box cars, a car having a doorway, posts at opposite sides of the doorway, angle metal stiles secured to the opposed faces of the posts and having rows of perforations therein, and a supporting or partitioning member having a xed locking projection at one end for engagement with the perforations in one of the perforated stiles and having a slidable locking bolt at its opposite end for engagement with the perforations in the other perforated stile, with means for locking said bolt in projected or retracted position.

3. In supporting and partitioning means for use in box cars, a car having a doorway, posts at opposite sides of the doorway, angle metal stiles secured to the opposed faces of the posts and each provided with a row of equally disposed perforations extending from top to bottom thereof, and a partitioning or supporting member adapted to be disposed across the doorway between said stiles and arranged at desired elevations in the doorway, said partitioning or supporting member being provided at one end with a plurality of4 vertically' spaced fixed engaging elements and at its opposite end with a plurality of vertically spaced sliding locking members for engagement with the perforations in the respective stiles.

- 4. In supporting and partitioning means for use in box cars, a car having doorways in its sides each provided with posts at opposite sides thereof, angle metal stiles secured to the` opposed faces of the posts and each having a vertical row of spaced perforations therein, a supporting or partitioning member adapted to be extended between said stiles and having engaging members at its opposite ends to engage the perforations therein,

lsaid member also `having keeper elements, and

vcross supporting or partitioning members adapted to be engaged with said keeper elements of supporting or partitioning members engaged with the stiles of the doorways and extended across the car between the doorways.

5. In supporting and partitioning means for use in box cars, a car having a side wall provided with a pair of outer posts and an intermediate post,

the space between the intermediate vpost and one of the outer posts forming a doorway andthe opposed faces of said posts being provided with vertical rows of perforations, a supporting member having projections at each'end for engagement with the perforations in said posts, a Awall sheathing closing the inner side of the space between the inner post and the other of said outer posts, a door for closing the outer side of the space between the intermediate post and the f latter-named outer post, and va door for closing the doorway between the intermediate post and theflrst-named outer post.

6. In supporting and partitioning means for use in box cars, Va car having doorways each provided with posts, angle metal stiles secured to the opposed faces of the posts and each having a verticalv row of perforations therein, horizontal support-f ing or partitioning members adapted to be disposed across the doorways and having projections to engage the perforations in the stiles and also having keepers therein, transverse supporting or partitioning members adapted to be extended across the interior'of the car between the doorways and engaged with'the keepers of the rstnamed supporting or partitioning members, said transverse supporting or partitioning members having engaging elements, and-y vertically disposed supporting sheets having openings therein for the reception of the engaging elements -on said transverse supporting members and for the attachment of other supporting elements at different points thereon.

7. In supporting and partitioning means for use in box cars, a car having doorways in its opposite sides each provided with posts, angle metal stiles secured to the opposed faces of the posts and4 each porting or partitioning members adapted to be extended across the doorways and having projec tions to engage the perforations in the posts, a plurality of longitudinally spaced vertical transverse supporting' or partitioning members adapted to be extended across the interior of the car between the doorways and provided with fastening means for engagement with the first-named sup- DOIDS or partitioning members, said transverse supporting members having keepers, and horizontal members adapted to be extended between and engaged with the keepers of the transverse supporting members to form or support shelves or platforms at different elevations in the 8. In supporting and partitioning means for use in box cars, a car having doorways in its opposite sides each provided with posts, angle metal stiles secured to the opposed faces of the posts and each having a vertical row of perforations therein, supporting or partitioning members adapted to be extended across theY doorways and having projections to engage the perforations in the posts, transverse supporting or partitioning members adapted to be extended across the interior of the car between the doorways and provided with means for engagement with the first-named supporting or partitioning members, said transverse supporting elements having engaging elements thereon, vertically disposed partitioning sheets or l .engage openingsinone yvided at its opposite endwitli `sliding' latch bolts sides each providedv -use on box cars, a. car having a d plates adapted to be disposed transverses of the -car'and having rows of openings therein to receive the"engaging ,elements on the transverse supporting members to partition the car into chambers or compartments; and horizontal supporting mem-v be'rsvhaving engaging elements adapted to be exi-' an gagedwith the openings in the sheets to `form or support shelves or platforms at different elevations in the car.

`9.r In supporting'and partitioningmeansforfuse in box carsga` car having a doorway, supporting posts at opposite sides of4 the doorway, angle metal stiles secured to the opposed faceseef the posts and each having a vertical row of perforations, and axsupporting or partitioning member" adapted fto be extended between saidpos'tasaid member being provided of the `-posts and pro-.-

to engage perforations in the other post.

-10. Insuppcrting and partitioning-meansfor use in box cars, a car having doorways'in its with posts, each.having a vertical row of perforations, a supporting mem'- v ber extended between the posts `of each doorway and# having projections to engage the perfora' tions therein, and a partition sheet v or plate adapted to be disposed transversely'A of the car means for engagement with p and provided with said supporting members to divide off portions of the car, said sheet or. plate having key-holeshaped openings therein for supporting other supporting orpartitioning members thereon.

11. In supporting and partitioning means for with posts, wall sheets on' the outer and inner sides-.of the posts, angle metal stiles, `brackets securing said stiles to the posts and inner wall sheets, leach stile having a vertical row lof perfo-Q rations: therein f or the adjustable engagement therewith of closure or supporting members.

, 12. In means for altering the side wall of a box car body of having a doorway embodying a pair oi' door posts spaced a predetermined distance apart, outer v walls extending Vbetween the opposite end ,waHs of the body and said posts; and an inner sheathing extending between the opposite endwalls of time bodyand said posts, the combination or a tension to close the the outer side of the at one end :with studs to rway provided with a doorwa structure of thev conventionaltype I adapted to be extended across the doorway bethird post positioned between the aforesaid posts, channeled stiles disposed of one of the dor posts` and said third post, a

supporting member extending between said 'stiles .-and having fastening elements for detachable d" adjustable engagement therewith for supporting `said member at different elevations, the

- saidsheathing having"an extension' between the other'door post and the said third post to close the inner side of the intervening space, a door mounted on the wall opposite said sheathing exa door slidably mounted on the outer wall to close space between the stile carrying posts.

13. In supporting and .use/in box cars, a car having side walls provided 'with transversely alined doorways, channeled metal stiles on the opposed faces of the jambs at the opposite sides of each doorway, each having one of its side walls facing the jamb and secured thereto andits other side wall facing the other stile and provided with a vertical row of openand article lsupporting members provided with upon the opposed faces outer side of said space, and c partitioning vmeans for fastening projections adapted to engage the openings in the sheets.

14. In supporting and partitioning means for use in box cars, a car having a side wall provided channeled metal stiles on the opposed faces of the jambs at the sides of the doorway, each havingone of its side walls facing the jamb and secured thereto and its other side wall facing the other stile and provided with a vertical row of openings extending substantially throughout its length, and a supporting element tween the stiles and provided with engaging eleients for detachable and adjustable engagement th the perforations in said stiles.

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